Ron Artest believes that Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant is the NBA's second best player behind teammate Kobe Bryant.

"He's the second best player in the NBA," Artest said of Durant.

"Kobe's got five rings, six game winners [last season], 23-straight points in [Game 5 of the Finals] off mostly jump shots," Artest explained.

"[He's] the biggest shot maker, big shot maker. So, that said, Durant's the second best player in the NBA."

Artest was then asked where LeBron James ranked on his list.

"I only count to two," Artest said. "I've been out of school 15 years, so I only count to two."